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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Feb 9

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Jan 26Feb 9Feb 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▲ 516 vs last sale 0▼ 751 vs year ago 1,267 · −59.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 25 vs year ago 28 · −89.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer calves sold mostly steady in a narrow comparison. Heifers were too lightly tested last sale to develop a full market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Several load lots were seen this sale and these cattle sold on mostly good demand. Offerings were light. Quality was mostly attractive. Extremely cold temperatures and poor road conditions were seen today and over the last few days which limited the volume of cattle on offer. CME positions traded higher today as all contracts saw triple digit gains. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week. Weigh up cows and bulls were scarcely traded this week, thus no trend is available. Demand for cows remains good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.57/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$162.57

300 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$39.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	343	184.00	631	2thin
Medium and Large 1	607	162.97	989	289
Medium and Large 2	474	145.00	687	9thin

One grade step is worth $39.00/cwt here — about −$56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale300 hd

162.57

—

MT average3 barns · 2,679 hd

160.81

+1.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,125	80.00	900	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	58.00	682	1thin

Every lot

20 lots · USDA AMS · Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	641	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	831	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	706	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	190.51/cwt	190.00–193.00	871	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	170.84/cwt	170.00–173.00	902	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	939	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	151.53/cwt	145.00–151.85	1,052	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,019	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,068	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	666	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	157.83/cwt	157.50–160.00	775	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	150.84/cwt	149.00–153.00	860	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	895	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	875	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	881	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,105	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	851	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,145	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	682	1

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Tue Feb 9, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 0Year ago 1,267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	570	149.00–153.00	150.84
71	—	644	139.00	139.00
69	—	491	157.50–160.00	157.83
4	—	686	127.50	127.50
6	—	766	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	457	190.00–193.00	190.51
8	—	736	137.00–140.00	138.48
7	—	528	170.00–173.00	170.84
18	—	343	187.00	187.00
160	—	694	145.00–151.85	151.53
41	—	435	191.00	191.00
22	—	587	160.00	160.00
9	—	763	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	135.00	135.00
4	—	448	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,145	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	58.00	58.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.